Dominican Republic award 517-A-15-00006 · 2024

The USAID Read Program (2015-2023) was implemented by the Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE), with the support of World Vision (WV), as a sub-awardee. The Read intervention aimed to improve reading outcomes in grades 1–6 and was implemented in over 350 public schools, in 47 districts along the Duarte Corridor. The purpose of the Read Program final evaluation, conducted by Bizzel US in partnership with the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago and ASISA Research Group, is to assess the overall activities conducted and outcomes achieved, the program participants, the effectiveness of the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) plan as a tool for planning, implementation, and learning; the activity effectiveness; and its sustainability. The evaluation team employed a rigorous mixed methods approach, surveying teachers and principals in 80 Read schools, conducting classroom observations in 20 of them, and gathering qualitative data from 8 schools through focus group discussions and interviews with Readtrained teachers and stakeholders. In terms of how effectively Read achieved its objectives, the evaluation finds that, overall, the Read program positive

Source: DEC abstract, PA-021-Q68 (2024). The source's own text.